Blind Fox BBQ

Blind Fox BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #489 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#489

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1679

peak 1679 · rated over 32 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 27, 2023

latest Sep 30, 2026 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#56

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

32% of 37 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

709.7028 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

697.30 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 688.75 (+8.55)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

Consistency

±9.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.62 · weakest Brisket (172.04)

Road miles

2,055

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)

Purse competed for

$464K

listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

won from 33 state-championship entries

Master avg

688.75 / 720

33 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.9032 points from the title

Came within 2.9032 points of the Grand Championship at Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship (Jul 24, 2026).

Among the elite

#489 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1679 puts them #489 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1679
peak 1679
32 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×2

Against the odds

15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) (Apr 10, 2026) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.

On the rise

+71 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 71 points across 17 contests since Sep 19, 2025 — from 1608 up to 1679.

17 contests since Sep 19, 2025
now 1679

Giant slayer

101 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 101-team field at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT).

Apr 10, 2026

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 11%

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They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 26 of 37 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 37 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

709.7028 career-best overall

98.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 709.7028 at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) — 98.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 10, 2026

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 33 entries at contests carrying the title.

33 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Ambition Que has finished one call ahead of Blind Fox BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 2 Grand Championships

2026 was the year it came together: 15 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 29%.

15 contests
6 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 29%

A tough matchup

18–5 behind in the head-to-head

Damn Fine Beef & Swine ahead in 78% of their meetings

Damn Fine Beef & Swine has come out ahead in 18 of their 23 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

16 of 26 shared pork entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 26 shared pork entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1604 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

32 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

LOVE 2 Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 23% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 23% across 5 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 32% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.28% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 95.7% of a perfect score
37 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#56 (1,703 pts)	#59 (1,643 pts)	#74 (1,568 pts)	#49 (1,632 pts)	#87 (1,376 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#261 (844 pts)	#296 (764 pts)	#334 (784 pts)	#232 (964 pts)	#221 (1,019 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#224 (963 pts)	#307 (758 pts)	#249 (983 pts)	#232 (938 pts)	#195 (1,048 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Blind Fox BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

SUPER SWINE

#488 of the rated field

1679 power rating

Contests: 82
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1722

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Blind Fox BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Blind Fox BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 79 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Skinny Pig BBQ

#487 of the rated field

1679 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1679

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 41 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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HUG HOGS

#490 of the rated field

1678 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1708

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Blind Fox BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 46 contests

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Smoke324

#486 of the rated field

1679 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 72%
Peak: 1679

Fewer contests behind them than Blind Fox BBQ has cooked, 25 to 37, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026
on a 7-contest top-10 run

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SIN CIRCLE BBQ

#491 of the rated field

1678 power rating

Contests: 106
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1750

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 106 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 101 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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WOODWARD BARBEQUE

#485 of the rated field

1679 power rating

Contests: 116
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1747

They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Blind Fox BBQ's first contest.

rated over 113 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	26	10	16	38%	⚔ compare
Squealin N Dealin BBQ	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	21	18	3	86%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
Ambition Que	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
Bocephus BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
Dr. Squealgood BBQ	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
Split Borders BBQ	16	13	3	81%	⚔ compare
Smoke 'n Magic	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
B 3 BBQ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
BALD BEAUTIES BBQ	15	14	1	93%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	34	12	0	3	178.8572	158.2400	172.18	top 42%
Pork Ribs	35	13	0	1	178.8572	161.0972	172.21	top 37%
Pork	34	11	1	5	180 🔥	159.3600	172.62	top 38%
Brisket	34	9	3	5	178.2972	160.4912	172.04	top 34%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	1	top 38%
Large (40+)	20	1	top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	18	1	top 30%
MO	15	1	top 34%
NE	1	0	top 37%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	4	5	0	top 42%	Nov 1, 2025
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	3	14	0	top 31%	Aug 14, 2026
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	2	1	1	top 11%	Apr 10, 2026
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)	2	11	0	top 45%	Jul 18, 2026
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2	35	0	top 24%	Jun 26, 2026
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest	2	5	0	top 37%	Apr 24, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	6	0	top 15%	Nov 5, 2025
Big Blue BBQ Championship	2	8	0	top 44%	Jun 6, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 15 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 9.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 21 of 37 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 23 8 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 35 entries · 0 wins · 13 calls

First title Apr 10, 2026 Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

Opponents faced 1,059 finished ahead 2,029 times, behind 719

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20269 milestones

Apr 3 25th tracked contest Smokin in the Valley
Apr 10 First overall podium Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Apr 10 First Grand Championship Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Apr 10 First state championship Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Apr 10 Biggest field won (101 teams) Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Apr 10 Career-best overall score709.7028 Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Jul 24 First Reserve Championship Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship
Sep 18 Peak power rating (1679) 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 30 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

20243 milestones

Mar 15 First category win (Brisket) 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Sep 20 First perfect 180 (Pork) 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Oct 4 10th tracked contest Meat Inferno

20234 milestones

Oct 27 First tracked contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
Oct 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.6112 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
Oct 28 First call Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
Oct 28 First overall top-10 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
+16.3	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	Nov 1, 2025
+15.7	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	Apr 10, 2026
+15.1	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 28, 2023
+14.3	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 5, 2026
-8.5	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)	Jul 18, 2026
-5	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)	Oct 31, 2025
-4	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1)	Jul 17, 2026
-3.3	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 27, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	15	2	6	1	80%	top 29%	98.6%	95.9%
2025	10	0	2	1	60%	top 35%	97.2%	95.4%
2024	10	0	3	2	70%	top 33%	97.5%	95.6%
2023	2	0	1	0	50%	top 42%	96.8%	95.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	53 / 158 (691.3368)	119 (167.9656)	38 (175.4056)	55 (173.7028)	50 (174.2628)
Sep 18, 2026	38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	1 / 26 (703.9544)	3 (176.5600)	6 (174.2744)	2 (177.7028)	3 (175.4172)
Aug 21, 2026	Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	7 / 43 (696.5028)	10 (174.8572)	36 (167.3828)	7 (177.7028)	1 (176.5600)
Aug 14, 2026	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	34 / 83 (687.3256)	51 (169.6800)	35 (173.1200)	3 (178.2972)	57 (166.2284)
Aug 7, 2026	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	5 / 52 (703.9428)	7 (178.8572)	7 (177.7144)	20 (171.9656)	12 (175.4056)
Jul 24, 2026	Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship 🏅 Gardner, KS	2 / 29 (699.9312)	15 (171.9656)	4 (173.7028)	2 (178.8572)	2 (175.4056)
Jul 18, 2026	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	18 / 32 (692.4800)	16 (173.1200)	15 (174.2628)	9 (175.4172)	26 (169.6800)
Jul 17, 2026	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	11 / 32 (691.3488)	3 (178.8572)	9 (174.2744)	17 (168.5488)	20 (169.6684)
Jun 26, 2026	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	35 / 157 (676.4568)	113 (159.3828)	66 (167.3828)	18 (174.2856)	12 (175.4056)
Jun 5, 2026	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	20 / 25 (669.5196)	14 (170.8228)	12 (167.3828)	13 (170.8228)	25 (160.4912)
Apr 24, 2026	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	5 / 28 (691.3832)	3 (176.5600)	4 (174.2744)	10 (173.1544)	17 (167.3944)
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	1 / 101 (709.7028)	9 (178.2972)	22 (175.4056)	3 (180)	11 (176)
Apr 3, 2026	Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS	14 / 31 (675.2916)	6 (175.4056)	12 (168.5488)	24 (159.3600)	10 (171.9772)
Mar 20, 2026	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	21 / 68 (687.3600)	32 (169.6800)	4 (176.5716)	48 (166.8456)	14 (174.2628)
Jan 30, 2026	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	14 / 38 (680.4224)	7 (173.1200)	10 (173.1084)	27 (166.8112)	18 (167.3828)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	115 / 401 (687.8740)	187 (170.8344)	110 (173.1084)	103 (174.2628)	163 (169.6684)
Nov 1, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	5 / 50 (699.9776)	19 (176.0116)	36 (169.6916)	5 (177.7144)	1 (176.5600)
Oct 31, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	39 / 53 (681.5884)	41 (169.1200)	7 (176.5600)	45 (167.3828)	38 (168.5256)
Sep 19, 2025	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	9 / 30 (685.5884)	10 (171.9772)	4 (175.4056)	20 (166.2400)	13 (171.9656)
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	18 / 62 (693.0860)	32 (171.9772)	25 (170.2744)	23 (173.1200)	5 (177.7144)
Jun 27, 2025	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	42 / 159 (675.3256)	122 (158.2400)	56 (169.6800)	4 (179.4400)	57 (167.9656)
Jun 6, 2025	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	16 / 29 (679.8856)	5 (175.4172)	25 (161.0972)	13 (171.4056)	11 (171.9656)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	20 / 92 (691.3484)	47 (171.9656)	51 (170.2628)	12 (177.7028)	31 (171.4172)
Mar 21, 2025	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	26 / 70 (686.1940)	24 (174.2628)	31 (170.8572)	48 (169.6684)	23 (171.4056)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	6 / 444 (701.6916)	199 (170.2628)	24 (177.7144)	18 (177.7144)	28 (176)
Oct 4, 2024	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	18 / 38 (685.5884)	30 (166.2400)	16 (173.1200)	19 (171.9656)	5 (174.2628)
Oct 4, 2024	Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Edgerton, KS	—	—	4 (174.8456)	—	—
Sep 20, 2024	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	12 / 32 (685.0516)	24 (165.6916)	7 (174.2628)	1 (180)	19 (165.0972)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	14 / 65 (692.5144)	5 (177.7028)	39 (166.8344)	19 (174.8572)	19 (173.1200)
May 31, 2024	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	8 / 25 (683.9088)	10 (173.1200)	6 (174.2628)	13 (169.1316)	13 (167.3944)
May 17, 2024	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	15 / 31 (687.9084)	19 (171.9656)	12 (171.9772)	8 (174.2628)	12 (169.7028)
Apr 26, 2024	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	25 / 44 (677.0632)	25 (170.8228)	27 (167.9888)	27 (166.8344)	15 (171.4172)
Mar 15, 2024	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	9 / 58 (694.8344)	13 (174.2628)	28 (170.2972)	27 (171.9772)	1 (178.2972)
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	7 / 40 (697.0972)	23 (173.7028)	2 (178.8572)	24 (167.9772)	6 (176.5600)
Oct 27, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	31 / 47 (681.6112)	16 (175.4056)	38 (167.4056)	41 (163.9428)	11 (174.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Blind Fox BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)